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SECTION 2 - DESCRIPTION

The STMicroelectronics MK50H28 Multi-Logical Link Communications Controller is a CMOS VLSI device which provides link level data communications control for Frame Relay Applications on Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs). The MK50H28 will perform frame formating including: frame delimiting with flags, transparency (so-called ”bitstuffing”), plus FCS (CRC) generation and detection. It also supports Local Management Interface (LMI) protocol with the ”Optional Bidirectional Procedures” (Annex D, T1.617 - 1991 and T1.617a- 1994).

SECTION 1 - FEATURES

■ Based on ITU Q.933 Annex A and T1.617 Annex D Standards for Frame Relay Service and Additional Pocedures for Permanent Virtual Circuits(PVCs).
■ Optional Transparent Mode (no LMI Protocol Processing - all frame data received).
■ Local Management Link Protocol with optional Bi-directional message processing.
■ Detects and indicates service-affecting errors in the timing or content of events.
■ Programmable Timers/Counters: nT1/T391, nT2/T392, nN1/N391, nN2/N392, nN3/N393 and dN1 for the LMI/LIV channel.
■ Provides Error Counters for the LMI channel and Congestion Statistics for all the active channels.
■ LMI/LIV Frames can be transmitted/received on DLCI 0 or 1023.
■ Supports reception of up to 4 octets of address field with a maximum of 8192 active channels or DLCIs (Data Link Connection Identifiers)
■ Priority DLCI scheme for channels requiring higher rate of service.
■ Buffer Management includes:
- Initialization Block
- Address Look Up Table
- Context Table
- Separate Receive and Transmit Rings of variable size for each active channel
■ On chip DMA control with programmable burst length.
■ Handles all HDLC frame formatting:
- Zero bit insertion and deletion
- FCS (CRC) generation and detection
- Frame delimiting with flags
■ Programmable minimum frame spacing on transmission (1-62 flags between frames).
■ Selectable FCS (CRC) of 16 or 32 bits.
■ Testing Facilities: Internal Loopback, Silent
■ Loopback, Clockless Loopback, and Self Test.
■ System clock rates up to 25 MHz.
■ CMOS process; Fully compatible with both 8 and 16 bit systems; All inputs and outputs are TTL compatible.
■ Programmable for full or half duplex operation.
■ Pin-for-pin compatible and architecturally the same as the MK50H25 (X.25/LAPD) and MK50H27 (CCS#7).